Talented Indian boys will get chance to train at Middlesex Academy: Tendulkar

It is his dream to ensure that talented Indian boys get state-of-the-art training facilities and Sachin Tendulkar today said that the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy (TMGA) is a giant step towards realising that.

"Without doubt talented boys will get an opportunity to travel to England and train at the Middlesex Academy. There will be focus on the children coming from the less privileged society. We will try to provide them every assistance that they couldn't afford," Tendulkar told PTI.

It is learnt that 100 percent scholarship will be provided to the talented cricketers.

The TMGA is planning to have its centres across various countries including one in Tendulkar's home city Mumbai.

Asked what made him prefer the London-based county for a tie-up, Tendulkar said: "Whenever I have been in the UK during my playing days, I have trained a lot at the Middlesex Academy (headquartered at the Lord's). So I had a fair idea about how they function. They came up with the idea last year."